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William and Kate take a budget flight after Harry and Megan crash over private jets

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took their family from FlyBe for the flight from Norwich in eastern England to Aberdeen on the east coast of Scotland. They traveled to Queen Elizabeth's summer residence at Balmoral Castle, Reuters reported.

"We were delighted to welcome the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their family aboard one of our flights again, this time when they flew from Norwich to Aberdeen with our franchise partner, Eastern Airways," a FlyBe spokesman told CNN in

FlyBe declined to tell CNN how much the flight cost. Prices for this route start at £ 73 ($ 89) with a fully flexible fare of £ 249 ($ 303).

Kensington Palace told CNN it had no comment on the matter.

Earlier this week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were criticized after using private jets to fly south of France and Ibiza on two journeys in just two days from each other.

environment blamed the couple for hypocrisy, saying Harry and Megan's actions contradict their public position on climate change, as aviation is one of the world's largest polluters and responsible for more than 2% of global emissions .

The environmental footprint of a private jet is also much larger than that of a commercial jet.

Earlier in August, Harry said he planned to have two "maximum" children to protect the planet, during a conversation with activist Jane Goodall in a guest release on British Vogue, edited by Megan, He also talks about the "horrific" effects of climate change.

Singer Elton John defends the royal couple, however, and says media reports about their travels are "distorted and malicious." The star said he and his husband, David Furnish, paid for a private jet in Nice for security reasons and made a donation to a charity.

“After a busy year, continuing her hard work and dedication to charity, David and I wanted the young family to have a private vacation inside the safety and serenity of our home. To keep the much-needed protection high, we provided them with a private jet, "he posted on Twitter.

A friend of Megan defended her in an Instagram post, calling out" racist bullies "who criticized her after years of" undeserved hatred and abuse.